Leela Chitnis and Binayak in Better Half_filmindia_1940_01_smoke

Leela Chitnis was star of 1936's missing Marathi classic 'Chaaya'.

Leela Chitnis and Binayak in Better Half_filmindia_1940_01_smoke

'Alam Ara' theatrical release poster, 1931. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alam_Ara_poster,_1931.jpg — ‘Alam Ara’ theatrical release poster, 1931.

Master Vithal and Zubeida in 'Alam Ara', 1931. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Master_Vithal_and_Zubeida_in_Alam_Ara,_1931.jpg — Master Vithal and Zubeida in ‘Alam Ara’, 1931.

Dhirendranath Ganguly in 'Bilat Ferat'. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dhirendranath_Ganguly.jpg — Dhirendranath Ganguly in ‘Bilat Ferat’.

Bhakta Vidur

'Balayogini' 1937. Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balayogini_1937film_2.jpg Last accessed: 28th March 2014 — ‘Balayogini’ 1937.

Mary Evans aka ‘Fearless Nadia’ in ‘Hunterwali’.

Baburao Painter, director of 'Saukari Pash' 1925. Source: http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/edit/article/film-festival/articleshow/27671953.cms? Last accessed: 27th March 2014. — Baburao Painter, director of ‘Saukari Pash’ 1925.

Tagore's 'Sacrifice' was the basis for Naval Gandhi's missing 1927 film 'Balidan'. — Tagore’s ‘Sacrifice’ was the basis for Naval Gandhi’s missing 1927 film ‘Balidan’.

Sulochana, star of Imperial's 1928 'Anarkali'. — Sulochana, star of Imperial’s 1928 ‘Anarkali’.

'Shyam Sunder' director Bhalji Pendharkar. Source: http://www.bhaljipendharkarkendra.org/biography-bhalji-pendharkar.php Last accessed: 27th March 2014. — ‘Shyam Sunder’ director Bhalji Pendharkar.

'Sairandhri' 1933, Prabhat studios. Source: http://osianama.com/cine-pho-0917685?search=Sairandhri Last accessed: 27th March 2014. — ‘Sairandhri’ 1933, Prabhat studios.

Leela, one of the stars of 'Sairandhari’ 1933. Photograph is in the Prabhat studio museum, FTII, Pune. — Leela, one of the stars of ‘Sairandhari’ 1933. Photograph is in the Prabhat studio museum, FTII, Pune.

Poster for Nandlal Jaswantlal's ‘Indira M.A.’ 1934. — Poster for Nandlal Jaswantlal’s ‘Indira M.A.’ 1934.

Sulochana, D. Bilimoria in 'Indira M.A.' 1934. Source: http://www.thirdi.org/~sf/past_events_march10.html#JCC Last accessed: 27th March 2014 — Sulochana, D. Bilimoria in ‘Indira M.A.’ 1934.

'Mill Mazdoor’ 1934. Source: urvishkothari-gujarati.blogspot.in/2012_05_01_archive.html Last accessed: 28th March 2014. — ‘Mill Mazdoor’ 1934.

Durga Khote, star of 'Seeta' 1934. — Durga Khote, star of ‘Seeta’ 1934.

Pramila (Esther Victoria Abraham), star of 'Ulti Ganga' 1942 — Pramila (Esther Victoria Abraham), star of ‘Ulti Ganga’ 1942

P.K. Nair, founder of the NFAI

[Image caption: Shanta Apte played the role of Radha, the god Krishna's beloved girl cow-drover.] — [Image caption: Shanta Apte played the role of Radha, the god Krishna’s beloved girl cow-drover.]

[Image caption: Saukari Pash ("The Indian Shylock", 1925) was directed by Baburao Painter, who had founded the Marhastra Film Studios at Kolhapur in 1919. The Indian director R. V. Shantaram played a starring role in the film.] — [Image caption: Saukari Pash (“The Indian Shylock”, 1925) was directed by Baburao Painter, who had founded the Marhastra Film Studios at Kolhapur in 1919. The Indian director R. V. Shantaram played a starring role in the film.]

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